Sexual assault can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. On this page you will find information, legal definitions, resources, and links you can use to learn more about sexual assault. An important point to remember is that no one deserves to be sexually assaulted.

Here are some statistics that indicate the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses:

In a 1-year time period, about 3% of college women are victims of completed or attempted rape. 2

Almost half (48.8%) of college-aged women who were victims of attacks that met the study’s definition of rape did not consider what happened to them a sexual assault. 3

Systems of dominance, homophobia and gender rigidity not only perpetuate sexual violence, these systems of power serve to silence male survivors who may fear appearing powerless, weak, and unmasculine. 4

Sexual assaults in college are more likely to occur at night and in someone’s residence (either the victim’s or the offender’s). 5

In a study of college women, nearly 90% of rape or sexual assault victims knew the offender, who was usually a classmate, friend, ex-boyfriend, or acquaintance. 6